चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन। आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛitino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī cha bharatarṣhabha
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Sanskrit to English Translation
A Reading - Rantideb
Why: four kinds of virtuous people worship Krishna, the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the wise, naming multiple legitimate, even self-interested motivations for turning toward something larger than oneself.
In life: people come to meaningful practices, therapy, faith, discipline, for very different reasons, crisis, curiosity, ambition, wisdom, and none of those starting motivations is inherently less valid than another.
Teaching: don't judge someone's motivation for starting a meaningful practice, whatever got them there, even self-interest, is a legitimate entry point that can deepen over time.